Chocolate Iced Bow Tie, Chocolate Iced

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate Iced Bow Tie, Chocolate Iced scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Interesterified Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Of: Agar-Agar, Carob Bean Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Chocolate Iced Bow Tie, Chocolate Iced's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Donut (Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached [Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Artificial Flavor, Beta-Carotene [Color], Datem, Defatted Soy Flour, Eggs, Enzymes, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate], Mono- And Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Mono-And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Whey), Sugar, Chocolate Icing (Sugar, Water, Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Caramel Color, Cellulose Gum, Citric Acid, Cocoa Powder, Mono- And Diglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Preservatives [Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid], Salt, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid), Sulfites.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.